But, well, there's no way I can actually get married.
　I'm only an otherworldly person no matter how you look at it.

　So this is what I'm talking about.
It's a high hurdle to jump over, "International marriage is a high hurdle, even if you have love, there are many problems in reality.
　--It's not just about the hurdle anymore.

　Yes, it's an alien. It's aliens.

　They're aliens, a species that looks a bit like they came from an extraterrestrial planet.

　This is what a senior colleague of mine at a black-owned company once said to me.

Ayase, marriage is not for everyone, not everyone can have a good marriage. Women, because they have motherhood, are able to become mothers when they have children. But that's not the case for men. Do you think you can become a father just because you have a child?　You think?　That's a sweet hope, you know. Men, you know, you can't be a father unless you've been fit for it, or you've worked very hard for it.

　With .......
　No, no, no, not this one. It's this one.

"Ayase, marriage is not something that should be between you and me. "Ayase, a marriage is not something you and I should do. Well, if you're alone in the world, that is. Basically, marriage is about the connection between family and family. Nowadays, though, some people say it's not like that as much as it used to be: ....... That's either wishful thinking or you're very lucky. ...... So. If you think you can decide on a wedding venue, a new house, or anything else you want, you're wrong. It's a common occurrence that you find yourself living with your wife at her parents' house!

　With .......
　Well ...... this senior didn't work out and ended up doing a thing, but anyway, marriage is not an easy thing to do.
　There is no dowry, or even dowry money, and what do I tell my parents?　In the other world (this one) - although they are street vendors - they are still neo-neat as ever in Japan, although they are doing what seems to be work.
　Ohhhh, are you saying that Jirou-kun and Rebecca-san met by chance in another world~ and they are going to have a wedding ceremony to show how they got to know each other?
　No wait, Rebecca can't even come to our house to say hello because she can't get past the mirror!　I'll be a local wife in the literal sense of the word!

　So, in the end, I just said let me think about it and muddled through the tea.

　Because that's what it is.
　This is a different world, a world farther than a dream. I'm used to doing business here, but it's also true that it's a foreign country far, far away. I don't have the heart to bury my bones completely in this land yet.
　So I can't say that I'm going to marry her, it's not going to be easy.

　Hmm?　What do you mean by "slaves"?
　It's okay to be a slave. Deanna is a princess to begin with, so we can return her to the country, and Marina can be taken in by Rebecca-san.
　Of course, I have no intention of giving them away. --You don't, but life can go in any direction, you know.
　It's just a matter of time before an online auctioneer starts imitating a merchant in another world.

　And above all, the reason is simple and obvious.
　I'm still 21, and more importantly, I'm a douchebag, so I want to have more fun.
　I'm not ready to get married or anything.
　I wasn't too much of a marriage candidate, and I wasn't ...... originally .......

I see. ....... That's too soon, as expected. But think about it.

　Mr. Shero was still somewhat disappointed, but well, we'll still get to know each other a little better and warm up to each other a little more. I think.

'Yes. If things go better and we get the ground right, it will be ....... Right now it's still as good as it can be.

'Ground or ....... From what I can tell, you already look like you're doing great. Well, you're still young. It's good to see how far you can take it.

'Yes. I'd like to go to ......, or, actually, do me a favor.

　I cut him off.
　I had originally planned to talk about this.

''Actually. It's a sudden request, but I'd like Shero-san to act as a consultant or advisor to the knightly corps. This time, I've decided to play the knightly corps by chance, but of course I don't have the know-how. That's why we'd really like to ask for guidance from Mr. Shero, who was the deputy commander of a large mercenary corps. Of course, we'll pay you, we'll help you kill the monsters here, and we don't need the magic crystal.

Advisor?　I don't know much more about combat than I care to admit, but that's okay?　Rebecca alone knows enough to know what's going on, right?

'Yes. Of course, it's reassuring to have Rebecca here, but even so, she's the only one with experience, and ....... And I'd like Shero-san to continue to accompany me in my own training as well. It's a good idea to have Shero-san around to help you with your training, but to tell the truth, it's simply a lot more reassuring to have her around. Even if you call it a knight squad, it's just a group of amateur girls. ...... Except for Rebecca-san, of course.

　My main job is to be my training partner, give advice, and say "Sir!" when I get in trouble.　Please! It is.
　It's not too different from the yakuza of black corporate advisors, but I'm sure that's what the "advisor" profession is all about. Maybe.
　Even if you don't usually have this kind of job, when it comes to　It's a very reliable presence when you say, "I don't know what to do.

So, in short, is ...... a fighting force?　Then it's true - if I may say so myself, there's no one around here who is stronger than me on their own. I've been living in hiding for a long time, so my skills are slowed down, but ....... The only time you'll see a bone-headed opponent is when you're a Hitotsutsuzuki. So it's probably a good idea to go on a rampage after a long time. It's so much like calling yourself a knight's squad, you're at least going to be hunting bandits, right?

...... Right. ...... eventually.

　I remember Hetty saying that.
　Shero said that when he was a mercenary, he was called a battle-crazed monster or something: .......

　To be honest, we never planned to do a bandit hunt .......
　At best, we'd all just get along and hunt mushrooms or medicinal plants!　That's about all I could think of.
　I think I've heard somewhere that the Hunters Guild has a job for beginners like that as well, like a panel user. It's a fake story, though!

　But, well, anyway, this gave me the assurance that Shero-san would be able to help me.
　Mr. Shero was the deputy commander of one of the most prominent mercenary groups in the Empire.
　He was the best person I could hire as a bouncer. Of course, if he was just working as a merchant in Elishe, he could have managed with Deanna and Marina alone, but if he was also going to do knights and expand his business with ...... from now on, he was someone I wanted to scout before anyone else.
　Well, knighthood is like half of a play, but play can be really fun because you work at it to the fullest.

　However, Shero's job as a 'monster slayer' is a job that doesn't allow him to leave the house completely (it's okay to leave, but apparently it's not okay to leave Elishe without saying anything), so he needs to leave someone behind to deal with the monsters when they spring up.
　That's why, if we're going to have Shero-san and Rebecca-san join us from now on, we need to make sure to leave at least one member of the squad, to some extent (to the extent that they can kill monsters), as a monster killer. Then we need to train members who can fight the monsters as quickly as possible - that's what we need to do.

　Hmmm. From now on, we'll have to fight the monsters ourselves as much as possible. They're a bit tricky and dangerous if you don't have the experience. Once you get used to it, though, you should be able to deal with skeletons with no problem.

　Incidentally, both of them came to Elishe's 50th anniversary celebration, but that time they had gone out of their way to leave someone they knew at home to come with me.


　Afterwards, my request to Mr. Shero was done, and it was just the right time for us to get together for a commemorative photo.
　I don't know how many times we'll get a chance to get together with everyone like this, because I don't know how many times we'll get together like this.

　Me, Deanna, Marina, Rebecca-san, Shero-san, Orica, Etowah, and Elepippi. So these are the initial members of the knightly corps.
　What should we call our unit?

　While I was looking at the digital camera picture I just took and thinking, "If I post this on the bulletin board, there might be a bit of a riot: ......," Deanna, who was sitting next to me and was peering at the screen, asked me if I wanted to know.

''Master. Are these eight of us going to play knights?
Hmm?　That's right. For now. Well, I actually have to help out in the shop and stuff, and I'm not a knight or an employee, I mean ......

　When I replied casually, without taking my eyes off the picture, a vocation board suddenly appeared. I was surprised that I hadn't seen it recently, but apparently it popped up because the process of guidance had progressed.

　"Let's sign up for a clan, 1/2."

　What is this? The Clan?　That's a word I've never heard before.
　And before you know it, you've advanced one line and .......
　I don't know why the guidance brings up the vocation board when the achievement and the line progresses, but when a new one comes out, it's unresponsive. It's only when it's new that they should let you know.
　From now on, I'll try to check it at least once every day as much as possible or .......

'Deanna, I'm getting guidance, do you know what a 'clan' is?
'New guidance?　Congratulations.
Yeah, and do you know what a clan is?
'Well, Clan ...... Clan ......?　I think I've heard of it: ...... What was it again? ......
Oh, I see. A word for a country boy who doesn't know the language.
'My master is rude. But I'm frustrated, but I don't have enough material to deny it. Uu~......
But if Deanna doesn't know, then... Never mind. I had to go to the temple anyway, so you can ask the priest.
...... Priestess?

　Shit. I don't remember calling him Priestess.
　I've been calling him Priestess-chan for so long in my brain that I inadvertently called him .......

'What do you call a priestess, 'Priestess-chan'?　Master?
No, I didn't call you.
What do you mean, then?

　No matter what you say. I don't have a problem with that.　It's hard to say. You can fool yourself into thinking it's appropriate.

'In our industry, it's a rule that young and pretty elves are called by their changs.
...... Priests aren't supposed to be old enough to say that humans are young, Ked.
'It's our view that it's perfectly fine because it looks like a thing.
What's the point of us?
We're all in the same boat.
I'm an elf myself, but I've never been called a chan.
'Deanna is a little white elf. You can be a princess, too.
What?
White Elf Girl: ......
What is it? What is it? Oh, I don't want you to touch my ears. ......!　Oh, no. ......
'Oh ......, softer than I imagined ......, softer than what I imagined. I'll have to report this to the conference ......!　It was considered common knowledge at the conference that 'the softness of elf ears is as soft as a konjak warmed to human skin' would be overturned: ......
'Nah, I don't know what that means, but it's kind of obscene!　S-, and you shouldn't touch your ears that casually: ......
'Hmmm, feel free to say that ....... You know how much patience we have had in touching this ...... and bringing things to you. Well, now here's Heavenly Mountain ......!　Whoa, whoa, give me courage!
'My master has gone mad!　This ...... is such a bad idea in the middle of the day, you see, everyone is looking at it. Ma, Marina, don't look at me, help ....... Oh, master ......, no ....... What are you going to do with your face that close to ......, eh?　Bite me, don't bite me!

　Red-faced, Deanna ran away.

　Huh. You faked it well .......
　No, I feel like I rather deepened the scratch, but I'm sure it was my imagination .......
　I'm sure it's because of envy, though the black elf and Marina are looking at it with white eyes. I'll take a bite out of that guy's ear later too: .......


　The sun has set and the fun party has come to an end.
　I've been drinking, and I'd like to go to bed early today, but I've got to make a poster for recruiting members of the team by the end of the day.
　And I'll ask the priest to put them up tomorrow when I go to the temple.